Microsoft SharePoint Software

Microsoft SharePoint 2013 helps organization collect and analyze key business data in order to gain an accurate and actionable view of business operations. The software supports both on-premises as well as web-based deployment architecture. The solution can also be combined with existing business management software such as Dynamics CRM, Dynamics ERP and Microsoft Office to provide an intuitive end-user experience.

The solution enables users across organizations to monitor and analyze critical business data from desktops, smartphones or any Internet-enabled device. Using Microsoft SharePoint, users from across the company can collaborate effectively by setting up websites for sharing information. In addition to creating websites, SharePoint also allows users to manage documents through their entire lifecycle as well as publishes collaborative reports. With its interactive dashboards and scorecards, users within the organization can quickly view and address specific needs of a department or the company as a whole.

Microsoft SharePoint 2013 is suitable for companies looking for a business intelligence solutions that increases collaboration while providing actionable business insights.

Larger companies probably find Sharepoint more useful

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The biggest benefit to Sharepoint is that it is included in our Office 365 subscription, and there is no local server required as you can have a cloud deployment of Sharepoint. All of our organization's employee information is automatically added to Sharepoint, so deployment time is reduced.

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Honestly, it just doesn't feel like Sharepoint was directed towards small businesses. There aren't a lot of features that we found useful, and when we ran into questions or concerns, Microsoft support wasn't very helpful in providing resolutions.

The biggest benefit is that it's already included in Office 365

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- Included with Office 365 business premium subscriptions
- The backend for OneDrive, so this is where you saved files are uploaded to.
- Can save directly from Office applications.
- Can create sites for each project/department

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- I feel that Microsoft really needs to scrap SharePoint and start over. It's never been entirely successful for any company I've worked for, and we always end up abandoning Sharepoint after a few years of constant onboarding.

Recommended for sure!

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I have been using sharepoint for past couple of years now, and my experience till now is good. They have a very user friendly product as scheduling; tracking business on day to day basis gets easier. I am able to manage my content and it helps me to mark important tasks and prioritize the work accordingly.

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It is not cloud based compared to it's competitors. Also, it does crashes sometimes but i feel because of the heavy database. As we don't use any other document sharing and content management tools it flickers.

Now branded OneDrive for Business - combines the good of the old Sharepoint and newer OneDrive

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I have the Office365 which comes with 1TB of storage, I use it ALL the time and most of the time can't fault this service.

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Files are uploaded swiftly and on the background, you can use the same desktop app for both your basic free OneDrive and OneDrive for business which for me makes life easier.

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Sometimes changed files fail to upload as another file with same name exists, it is rare but annoying,
A feature which for some reason exists on the "standard" OneDrive but id missing here is the ability to collaborate with co-workers, I want to be able to see if changes where made and by whom like I can do on the standard OneDrive!

Share, organize and manage all your data in one place

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We used this product along with a CAD software, organizing and collaborating in real time, making all the parts designed by the engineers very easy to catalog.

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Very easy to use and integrate with other platforms, this products now works well with lync and skype, making it an all-in-one platform.

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This is not a cheap solution since it requires you to license other Microsoft products such as a Windows Server with Active Directory. But this will give you a single sign-on in all the platforms.

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Daniel from Vietnam Australia International School
Specialty: Education
Number of employees: 1,001-5,000 employeesEmployees number: 1,001-5,000 employees

November 2018

November 2018

Sharepoint has solved one of the major problems in my department. Getting secured documents to the people who need access to them.

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It's an invaluable tool for our organisation.

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The user interface is friendly and easy to use and allows for some customisation for marketing and branding of the different departments within our organisation. It is easy to use and solves one of our major problems of distributing secured documents in a large organisation.

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It would be nice to be able to hide certain information from specific users. At present they may not be able to see the documents but they can see all the departments that are using it. If we could make some departments not visible to other departments such as Legal and HR it would be helpful.

A good but dated sharespace tool

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With a refreshed UI, this can consolidate its grip in the market.

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It is the most commonly implemented File & Work Sharing solution you would find in most established business setups. So, in that sense, this is the most familiar tool and hence quite easy to get hands-on.

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But, it is quite dated in terms of its UI and Ease of Use. You have to learn a certain set of procedure to deal with Files and Folders Access which are not very intuitive.

Excellent tool to keep your team workload and planning clear

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One of the biggest pros is the accessibility of this tool from any device.
Also the FLOW feature is so amazing as it allows to transfer tasks between team members without any issues.

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There is no option to add a document to the library with read only access rights, basically anyone can modify your document unless you restrict access to the whole library, which is inconvenient. Because for example I would want my team to upload individual templates with their holiday days off request but at the same time I don’t want them to modify each other’s calendar requests. So each file has to be uploaded to individual libraries which restrict other people’s access. A bit crazy.

Surprising lack of integration with other Microsoft tools

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Nice collaborative interface if you are sold on Office for all of your standard business software needs.

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There is no real integration with other Microsoft tools. If you want to share standard Office documents, fine, but if I want to share anything beyond that (Power Apps, SQL, BI, etc.) it's more likely to crash than share.

I like it

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Sharepoint allows us to all make sure that we are using the most up-to-date documents at all times. I am learning that it can be used for many different things. At my old job, they used it for completely different purposes than my new job.

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I cannot think of any cons of using SharePoint right now. I like it and am learning more about all of its uses.

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I use Sharepoint to create sites and pages that I can use to keep the rest of my team up to date with what I am working on. Creating and editing sites is pretty easy, and hypothetically, if my other team members follow the site, or know where to find the site, they can easily see what I have published.
Sharepoint sites also have the ability to display Microsoft forms, which is a feature that I use. If you are using Microsoft 365 there are a variety of features that crossover.

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Personally, although SharePoint is functional, I don't like the way it looks and I don't enjoy using it. I wish it behaved more like a drag-and-drop web editor vs. a Microsoft program. But since it is a Microsoft program it makes sense that it has some of the feel and appearance of other programs like Word, Excel, etc. Personally I don't enjoy that and I don't find it very intuitive.

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just like the many others out there, sharepoint by microsoft is a sharing platform, what really make it standout from the rest is its functions and security. when in contrast with the sharing service provided by one of the search engine giants, sharepoint is more secured as only people with an outlook account can have access to whatever file it is you feel like sharing and to make things better and more soothing, not just anyone with an outlook account can access shared files, whoever is interested in accessing files shared by an administrator on sharepoint needs a lot of patience for approval, no approval simply means no access to desired files.

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for new users who are not accustomed to office360, sharepoint might get overwhelming for them as getting around the platform with its many functionalities can pose to be a problem. Accessing of files can get cumbersome for people without an outlook account, a proble which should be solved by allowing unregistered people have a preview of the files that has been shared with them.

Review Source: Capterra

December 2018

December 2018

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Makes file sharing to a large group of audience easier, and can host a variety of documents. Can be customized to match organization's branding guidelines.

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Experienced issues with user management and getting access to people who are part of the organization. Not the best software to build engagement.

Easy to use collaboration sites

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Great tool for organizing projects, sharing files with teams or protecting confidential documents with limited access.

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Our SharePoint site doesn't allow people outside of the company to have access to it.

Review Source: Capterra

December 2018

December 2018

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Fact that it helps collaboration workflow easier

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Setting up workflows is not very intuitive.

Review Source: Capterra

December 2018

December 2018

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Easy to use and can restrict/ allow access depending on the individual which means there is a strong emphasis on confidentiality.

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some processes can be complicated- i.e. creating a new folder requires multiple steps. Once Sharepoint reaches its "capacity" it leads to problems and can become more time-consuming to use certain features.

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If you share Microsoft Office documents, you should use Office 365, but what of all the other documents ? Sharepoint is the answer. This online platform lets you upload all of your tree structure online. Simple and easy access for all your co workers

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The more people work on the same document the slower it gets, but you can manage all the rights if you are the administrator

Review Source: Capterra

December 2018

December 2018

SharePoint is great, if you use how it is meant to be used.

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Overall, I can get it to do what I need.

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Create lists of items and add a form for request or history keeping. Store data and files and share them with co-workers.

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Can be somewhat confusing to develop without programming skills. Can be slowed down by storing too much data.

Streamlined document sharing within an Organization

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Instead of having work files on different employee devices and collaboration between them relying on timely emails, Sharepoint allows an organization to upload and store files effectively under clearly labelled sections and sub sections for easy access whenever needed.

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If a business looks to onboard onto Sharepoint, the first steps of creating an effective site map, creating the different folders and populating them with the appropriate files can be quite time consuming.

Allows for great collaboration

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I first used this software at my current job and found that it was a great way for colleagues to store and share documents and information easily. Easily functions with other Microsoft Office features which is another pro. It works great when used in a larger company setting.

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The cost is not worth if if you work in a smaller company. There are cheaper systems available that would easily meet one's needs

SharePoint is a Successful One-point Access Tool.

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SharePoint is a great tool, which we use in an organization for sharing and storing files. The product allows many users in a firm to gain access to the different files shared by the admins. Its security is also guaranteed.

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I like the ability of SharePoint where users can access various files in an organization at one point. That is, the administrator shares important organization files to this platform, and the employees gain their access instantly under one roof. SharePoint is easy to use, compared to other sharing platforms, and it is also very stable, with no bugs.

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However, I find this item very expensive, not forgetting that not all firms that are financially stable. I wish the vendor could lower down the subscription costs. Again, SharePoint lacks a friendly user design, where its customization more so to the admins is also limited.

SharePoint , An Easy Cloud Solution

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SharePoint is a big lifesaver for the company I work at. It allows our entire sales staff to share essential documents and allows the company to host training files for newer employees to view at their leisure. It allows us to store a large amount of files in the cloud with the option to expand our storage space if need be. It also allows us to manage which users can view, upload, and download certain documents. It's a very handy tool for team collaboration. My only qualm is that some of the UI is a little confusing as far as granting certain users permissions to SharePoint sites. Other than that SharePoint is quite handy.

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Easy to upload, easy to view documents/files that are uploaded. Also easy to share with others.

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Some of the UI is lacking, such as giving permissions to certain users and whatnot.

Review Source: Capterra

December 2018

December 2018

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Makes it easy to share files and also to edit documents simultaneusly with colleagues

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Overall, I am not as satisfied with SharePoint as I would like to be. My company uses all Microsoft software, so a highly functional version of this product would be extremely beneficial. However, I think it still has quite a ways to go before it gets to that place.

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Sharepoint in its current form is a pretty good start to what may eventually be an excellent product. It allows for collaboration between teams, sharing of large files, and shared versions of many Microsoft programs.

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Almost every Sharepoint version of the Microsoft programs is missing some crucial functionality. The communication between the online and desktop versions of the Microsoft suite should be far more seamless than it is right now. The "live" sharing features are also clunky and not as smooth as they should be. There is a lot of room for improvement in order to get it up to industry standards.

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Overall, I would say that Sharepoint is a very good software, and I would recommend it to anyone who needs to be able to share information across multiple locations in real time.

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Sharepoint is extremely useful for a company with people in multiple locations who need to be able to compile information onto the same document in real time. I use Sharepoint daily for multiple documents that we use to track performance within our company, and it is so much simpler than having to compile information from various locations manually.

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Early in our companies use of Sharepoint, we had issues with users forgetting to check items back in before leaving for the day, essentially locking that document from being used by anyone else. This was quite a challenge. But we have since been able to find a work around, and have certain users that can force the item to be checked back in, which made this much less of an issue.

SharePoint - Excellent Collaboration Tool

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SharePoint is an excellent choice for businesses looking to develop internal collaborative portals to support enterprise-wide business needs. Microsoft supports this product very well.

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SharePoint is a very powerful collaborative software platform. Out of the box functionality includes the ability to build sites, sub-sites, document repositories, lists, and following content capabilities. Users can start using these SharePoint features immediately and get instant results. The user permissions capabilities are powerful and granular enabling administrators to add groups or individuals to various sections of SharePoint. SharePoint is used by many companies for their intranets due to these powerful collaborative features. Microsoft has very good support for SharePoint.

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SharePoint's out of the box functionality enables businesses to get results quickly. However, getting enhanced functionality and customizations becomes complex very quickly. Businesses will need the assistance of SharePoint architects and programmers to customize functionality for the their unique business needs.SharePoint customizations come at a high price.